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Military Ballistics Industries (MBI) offers these .38 Special rounds an excellent, low-cost supplement to high volume shooters. These remanufactured cartridges are American-made and utilize once-fired brass and nickel-coated brass casings with varying headstamps. Each brass casing is inspected for cracks, thickness, and flash channel dimensions before being thoroughly cleaned and reshaped.

The case is then equipped with a non-corrosive Boxer primer from CCI or Winchester and filled with high-energy propellant from Hodgdon. Each .38 caliber round is topped with a 125-grain round nose flat point (RNFP) bullet from Berry's. The RNFP bullet bears a rounded ogive for smooth cylinder insertion, a flat nose that produces clean holes on target, and a toothed cannelure which resists jostling recoil in order to preserve accuracy. 125 grains is light for the caliber and will provide manageable recoil for practice and plinking, even with J-Frame sized revolvers.

CAUTION -- This product is considered “remanufactured” ammunition. Compared to factory new ammunition, remanufactured ammunition can have more instances of high pressure, case-head ruptures, squib loads, failures to fire, failures to eject, and other functional issues which, in turn, can lead to damage to your firearm and potentially severe injury or death to yourself or others nearby. The use of remanufactured ammunition may also void the warranty on your firearm, therefore review your firearm’s owner’s manual or contact the firearm manufacturer with any questions. Do not supply this ammunition to third-parties unless you first inform them that it is remanufactured ammunition.

Customer Reviews

OK Ammo, Not Great

Review by Jack in Michigan. (Posted on 11/19/12)

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This ammo shot fine in my S&W 19, except two of the cartridges were bent so badly they would not fit into the cylinder. Except for these flaws, this ammo is acceptably accurate

(Posted on 2012-11-19)

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Good/Reliable Ammo

Review by Tim LCP380. (Posted on 10/29/11)

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I shot these in my Ruger LCR.
Bought for practice rounds.
Shoots good, accurate, reliable. No misfires.
I will definely purchase again, when available.

(Posted on 2011-10-29)

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quick shipping all fired

Review by bearslayer. (Posted on 3/6/11)

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excellent range ammo all rounds fired no problem shipping and price are unbeatable

(Posted on 2011-03-06)

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Very nice ammo quality...nice for the price!

Review by gpsjon. (Posted on 1/25/11)

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I've shot a couple hundred rounds of this .38 Special MBI and have found it to be excellent qauality and clean burning stuff. We orderd another 500 to fill up the safes. Good stuff and excellent value IMO.

(Posted on 2011-01-25)

4 of 25

good

Review by chad. (Posted on 1/24/11)

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no problems, good ammo, was pleased

(Posted on 2011-01-24)

5 of 25

Great stuff!

Review by Chappy. (Posted on 1/18/11)

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Great quality and performs above what the package would lead you to believe

(Posted on 2011-01-18)

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Very pleased

Review by Mike. (Posted on 1/9/11)

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First time buyer, wanted to give Lucky Gunner a try. I'm not disappointed. Good price, very quick delivery - ammo shoots well. I will definitely buy from them again!

(Posted on 2011-01-09)

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Won't buy again.

Review by Sailorman. (Posted on 12/30/10)

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I don't know what other reviewers were shooting but I found this ammo to be neither cheap nor good. 99 rounds were acceptable, loading felt consistent (no noticably weak or hot rounds) and my groups were OK. The powder was unusually dirty, lots of smoke and powder fouling on the weapon. One round had an improperly installed primer (kind of tipped and mashed) and leaking powder. Speaks to poor quality control.
No complaints with LUCKY GUNNER.

(Posted on 2010-12-30)

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First time buyer, great service, price, and product

Review by Shotokan. (Posted on 12/12/10)

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Was apprehensive about re-manufactured ammo but it was just fine. Great service, great price, fast shipping. I'll be back

(Posted on 2010-12-12)

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great ammo, great delivery, great price

Review by tootser. (Posted on 12/9/10)

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this is the 3rd batch of flawless ammo I bought, price is great, delivery is great

(Posted on 2010-12-09)

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good product / fast shipping

Review by johnh. (Posted on 12/8/10)

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Great range ammo for target practice. Good price, shot well with no problems. Will order some more!

(Posted on 2010-12-08)

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Pleasantly surprised

Review by Dennis. (Posted on 12/6/10)

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A day after ordering 500 rounds of this ammo for my new S&W 642, I found a negative posting by a person on another forum regarding the MBI. He stated that upon his inspection, 40 of his first 200 rounds were not fit to be put into his gun, and even had a photo of one of the rounds showing a cracked cartridge! Needless to say, I was a little concerned. When I received my order, I proceeded to rip a couple of bags open and carefully inspect the rounds for myself. Although clearly remanufactured (as advertised), I visually saw nothing that gave me any concern. I have subsequently put 200 rounds through my gun, and the ammo has performed flawlessly. At this point I will have no hesitation ordering more, especially given the great price. LuckyGunner also promptly filled my order and shipped the product. Great people to deal with.

(Posted on 2010-12-06)

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Great ammo

Review by Roger. (Posted on 11/5/10)

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Shoot 50 rounds today no problems. Fast shipping.

(Posted on 2010-11-05)

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Very good buy!!

Review by Paul. (Posted on 11/4/10)

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Bought 500, shot about 125 first time. Good ammo. No misfires, loads OK, shoots very nice in my Ruger. Great practice ammo.

(Posted on 2010-11-04)

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Loved them. No missfires

Review by Have cheap ammo will shoot. (Posted on 7/23/10)

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Not one miss fire. These are great bullets. They even had a little kick to them. I was shooting a old 5 shot snub nose concealment gun. That old Taurus makes a lot of noise. But I did get a great grouping. My palm was a bit bruised the next day. The grip is small and hard wood.
A ++ Ammo 60 shot. Will buy again. I love Lucky Gunner

(Posted on 2010-07-23)

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great product

Review by trashy. (Posted on 7/14/10)

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recieved my order in a timely matter and everything was great, thanks lucky gunner!!!!

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